Fungi diversity at Taman Negara Merapoh

Fungi is a common sight in Taman Negara Merapoh. You can find different types, colour and morphology of fungi or mushroom along the trail. I'm no expert in mycology but I can tell that the fungi diversity is high. Many species that can be hardly spotted are found here. So get ready your camera to snap some really nice pictures!

We discovered at least 20 species of fungi during our 2-day jungle trekking including a rare mushroom like Dictyophora sp. or Stinkhorn.


The forest floor and almost every fallen tree trunks are covered with mushrooms. The sight of it is just amazing. This is what people call mushrooms after the rain.


We stumbled upon this special fungus when we took a wrong turn. It has grey whitish fruiting bodies and a black middle stalk with buddings shaped like asparagus in the middle.


My favourite photo is the C. tricholoma or red cup fungi.


There are many more photos that I would like to share because I realized that there's little online information on tropical forest mushroom. However, it's impossible to post all. Photos are available upon request (for education and research purposes only).